diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/PluginDaemonTest.java b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/PluginDaemonTest.java
index 4913488..9efe6b8 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/PluginDaemonTest.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/PluginDaemonTest.java
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
     SitePaths sitePath = new SitePaths(testSite);
     pluginsSitePath = Files.createDirectories(sitePath.plugins_dir);
     Files.createDirectories(sitePath.tmp_dir);
+    Files.createDirectories(sitePath.etc_dir);
   }
 
   private void copyJarToTestSite() throws IOException {